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Suspects At Large After Armed Newark Home Invasion: Suspects At Large After Armed Newark Home Invasion:
Suspects At Large After Armed Newark Home Invasion: Two suspects are at large following an armed home invasion in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 16, authorities said. At 5:45 p.m., the two suspects attempted to steal an electric bike from a residence on Elm Street, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The owners of the electric bicycle chased the suspects and retrieved it after an altercation, Miranda said. As the owners were filing a robbery report at the Franklin Street precinct, the suspects returned to the owner’s Elm Street home, where they kicked in the door brandishing a weapon, Miranda said. They confronted a basement t…

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by Sam Barron
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Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police
Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police A Jersey City man faces multiple charges, including first-degree robbery, after a physical altercation involving a knife in Edgewater on Friday, Nov. 8, police said. Edgewater Police responded to the scene at approximately 12:48 p.m. after receiving a report of a dispute involving a weapon, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. The caller, identified as the victim, told police he caught 38-year-old Steven Ranne burglarizing his vehicle. When the victim confronted Ranne, a physical altercation broke out, police said. During the scuffle, Ranne allegedly brandished a pocket knife, causing…

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by Cecilia Levine
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E-Bike Operator Hospitalized With Head Trauma In Bergen County Crash E-Bike Operator Hospitalized With Head Trauma In Bergen County Crash
E-Bike Operator Hospitalized With Head Trauma In Bergen County Crash The operator of an electric bicycle was hospitalized in an early-morning Fairview crash Thursday, June 20, police said. The man appears to have tried to pass a landscaping truck while heading west on Fairview Avenue when he was struck by an eastbound motorist around 7:40 a.m., Deputy Chief John Pierotti said. He was rushed to HMH Hackensack University Medical Center with head trauma, Pierotti said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cyclist Seriously Hurt In Hudson County Hit-And-Run, Prosecutor Says Cyclist Seriously Hurt In Hudson County Hit-And-Run, Prosecutor Says
Cyclist Seriously Hurt In Hudson County Hit-And-Run, Prosecutor Says A Hudson County cyclist was seriously hurt after being struck by a car that left the scene Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. A 33-year-old North Bergen woman was riding an electric bicycle near 50th Street and Bergenline Avenue in West New York and was struck by a vehicle that sped off shortly before 12:25 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a Friday release. The woman was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. A vehicle of interest has since been recovered. The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation U…

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by Valerie Musson
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Haworth Boy Struck On E-Bike Dragged More Than 20 Feet Haworth Boy Struck On E-Bike Dragged More Than 20 Feet
Haworth Boy Struck On E-Bike Dragged More Than 20 Feet A 15-year-boy was severely injured when he was struck on an e-bike in Haworth, authorities said. The teen blew a stop sign while heading north on Maple Avenue and was struck by a BMW X5 going west shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, Lt. Justin Fox said. The electric bicycle was dragged more than 20 feet and the boy was knocked another 10 feet or so, said Fox, who responded to the crash along with Police Chief Michael Gracey and Officer Anthony Butler. The Haworth Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the teen to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was rushed into surgery with a br…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Pizzeria Employee Gets His Stolen E-Bike Back Thanks To Palisades Park PD HEROES: Pizzeria Employee Gets His Stolen E-Bike Back Thanks To Palisades Park PD
Heroes: Pizzeria Employee Gets His Stolen E-Bike Back Thanks To Palisades Park PD Palisades Park pizzeria employee Jose Romero thought he’d never seen his electric bicycle again after he let a prospective buyer take a test drive. Then borough police got involved. Romero, who works at Johnny’s Pizzeria on Bergen Boulevard, was contacted by Samuel Pena-Garcia, 30, of Guttenberg soon after posting a Facebook Marketplace ad, Detective Alex Monteleone said. Pena-Garcia asked to try it out before buying the bike for $1,299, Monteleone said. He never returned, the detective said. Just weeks ago, borough detectives recovered another electric bike for a Fairview victim. This …

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by Jerry DeMarco